Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 08:23:39 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Erich <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD9 - I can't get my mouse to work Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206060818320.14331@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <1661112.8iNahTB6zu@x220.ovitrap.com> References: <jqm3sr$1l5$1@dough.gmane.org> <1923831.l0mLy8oBIz@x220.ovitrap.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206060637010.13150@wonkity.com> <1661112.8iNahTB6zu@x220.ovitrap.com>
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Erich wrote: > Hi, > > On 06 June 2012 6:37:43 Warren Block wrote: >> On Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Erich wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I have had success on my hardware with this setting: >>> >>> # The working configuration. The mouse daemon in /etc/rc.conf >>> # was dsabled. >>> # >>> # Section "ServerLayout" >>> # Identifier "X.org Configured" >>> # Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 >>> # InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" >>> # InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" >>> # EndSection >>> # >>> # Section "ServerFlags" >>> # Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" >> >> Please don't do that: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html >> >>> # Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" >> >> This is the right way to disable HAL input device detection. > > Is this really without function now? I could not get X running on the machine I used without using it. AEI is not without function, it's just usually not the function desired. AutoAddDevices Off is all that's needed to prevent xorg-server from using HAL for input device detection. So far, I have not found a situation where AEI Off is still required, and more than a few where it causes problems. Better yet is to rebuild xorg-server with the HAL option disabled. For example, xfce does not require or benefit from HAL. Other software may still need it. > My standard practise is to use an empty xorg.conf when installing a fresh X. I add then these lines when X does not work. Fair enough. Just leave out the AEI line.
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